About

Autobiography

Liwei’s interests lie in motion planning, decision-making systems, and reinforcement learning. He has experience in autonomous driving and surgical robotics. He received his Master of Science in Robotic Systems Development from Carnegie Mellon University and his Bachelor of Science in Biomechatronics Engineering from National Taiwan University.

His interest in robotics was inspired by the movie Prometheus. In particular, the scene in which Dr. Shaw uses an automated medical pod to perform an emergency cesarean section impressed him with its dexterity, autonomy, and intelligence.

Education

Carnegie Mellon University

Feb. 2022 — May. 2025

Master of Science in Robotic Systems Development (MRSD)

Carnegie Mellon University

National Taiwan University

Sept. 2018 — Jun. 2022

Bachelor of Science in Biomechatronics Engineering (BiME)

National Taiwan University

Experience

Waymo LLC

July 2026 — Present

Software Engineer

Kaliber Labs

July 2025 — June 2026

Robotics Research Engineer

Smith+Nephew

May 2024 — August 2024

R&D Intern (Robotics System Verification Engineering Intern)

Center for Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Robotics

February 2022 — October 2022

Research Assistant

Robots and Medical Mechatronics Lab

July 2020 — March 2022

Undergraduate Researcher

Skills

Programming Skills

C/C++

90%

Python

80%

Java

70%

MATLAB

85%

Julia

60%

Other Skills

ROS2/ROS

90%

Git

80%

MoveIt

80%

Pytorch

80%

SOLIDWORKS

70%